Find Out the Very Best Of Doll Houses and Doll Collecting

This article gives a brief summary of the various types of dolls and dollhouses available along with the accessories and additions which make doll collecting an interesting as well as lovable hobby of most families.

Doll houses and collecting dolls can be a favorite pastime not just of kids and their mothers but of the entire family as well. With a dollhouse one can spend hours together playing with your child and children never seem to get bored. Dollhouse collections include a wide choice of articles including dollhouse furniture, dollhouse supplies, dollhouse kits, dollhouse miniature animals, dollhouse miniature people, antique dolls and others.

Doll collecting is said to be the 2nd biggest hobby in the United States with a number of families opting for a variety of dollhouse collecting. One gets a wide choice of dolls to choose from such as designer dolls, play dolls, hand crafted dolls, licensed dolls or artist dolls.

Various Types of Dolls to Choose From

Artist dolls are dolls which are expensive and resemble real children. They cost more than five thousand dollars and are produced in limited quantities. These dolls are generally not bought for children but mostly bought by doll collectors who have a habit of doll collecting. The artists who make such dolls sign contracts for manufacturers and produce these dolls specifically only for them. Then there are Variation dolls which are relatively less expensive as they are produced on a yearly basis and may change in their appearance or style as time demands.

Choosing a Dollhouse

There are choices of dollhouses as well from which one can select the one which they like. There are two, three and four story dollhouses with huge Victorian style rooms and which can accommodate large Barbie dolls. Then there are antique dollhouses made out of glass or tin and which date back to the 1950’s or earlier. Glamour dollhouses are nice looking modern dollhouses with many accessories to keep children entertained. Then there are wooden dollhouses made specifically with wood or grand villa style life size dollhouses and many others.

For those of you interested in making dollhouse collecting a family business can be enthralled at the amount of dollhouse accessories one can purchase along with dollhouses to make the collection even more interesting. There are tiny lights, lamp shades, glass bottles, fish bowls, car as well as kitchen appliances, dollhouse furniture and others which can enhance the appearance of the dollhouse to make it look more realistic. For those of you interested in collecting miniatures such miniature houses with miniature accessories and miniature people and animals would seem an interesting hobby.

An entire family of miniature people could include a dad, mom and children along with grandma and grandpa to complete the entire dollhouse and make it a complete dollhouse family. One can keep making additions to this dollhouse family by adding new furniture or accessories or new dolls of the latest models as friends and acquaintances.